My parents are here! After a quiet start to the week, we picked them up from Zurich airport on Thursday morning. Their flight arrived 15 minutes early and of course, Zurich Airport is so efficient, they were waiting on the curb within 30 minutes of landing. Just like last year, they had to wait onContinue reading “Week 141: My Parents Are Here and Innsbruck!”
Monthly Archives: January 2024
Week 140: More Snow and Ice!
We ended last Monday with an unexpected three inches of snow, and then we started the week off with even more. Luckily, there were some breaks where we saw blue skies for short moments. While the kids made it to school on time on Tuesday, they delayed school on Wednesday due to a predicted iceContinue reading “Week 140: More Snow and Ice!”
Week 139: Farmers and Freezing
We just wrapped up another low key week in Germany! It has been absolutely freezing all week. A “Scandinavian Cloud” has settled over Central Europe and doesn’t seem to have any plans of leaving. We have gotten a couple of dustings of snow, which just seem to live permanently on the ground now. One thingContinue reading “Week 139: Farmers and Freezing”
Week 138: First Week of 2024
After two full months of nonstop travel, visitors, and Christmas markets, we finally had a gloriously boring week at home, and I mean ‘boring’ in the best possible resting, relaxing way. Since Thanksgiving, we visited 5 countries (besides Germany), one of them twice; 24 Christmas markets, two of them twice; and had nine visitors; allContinue reading “Week 138: First Week of 2024”
Week 137: Christmas at Home and New Years in London
We made it home from Nürnberg in time for Christmas Eve dinner. This was our first Christmas in Germany, and essentially the first Christmas we’ve ever spent with just our immediate family. We went the extra mile to uphold our favorite traditions while creating some news ones, and making it a fun weekend so noContinue reading “Week 137: Christmas at Home and New Years in London”
Gilcrests Abroad 